Just arrived in Maputo, Mozambique. Will stay here for a while. Expect news and pictures from here soon.
This one I am sure I have posted already. But since Bruce work in a way that’s exactly the opposite of Joe Wigfall it makes it interesting to have both of them together.
Bruce has one of the best definition of Street Photography: “If you can smell the street by looking at a photography, then it is street photography”.
I think I may have blogged this in the past, but I went across the video again and I think it is worth.
That’s Joe Wigfall, NYC street photographer
Took me some time, but finally I am settled and the life is coming back to a normal rhythm. And I have a computer again! (it stayed for 2 weeks under repair, tanks to Apple).
In the meantime I almost did not have any time to shoot. The cameras just got out of the drawer twice, and just to do some street photography.
On the first of these days I went to a beach called Armação do Pântano do Sul, a place I used to live some years ago. And the days finished at the sunset on the Pântano do Sul beach.
On the second one I just went downtown to do some banking, very fast.
But in this last picture I was caught on the mirror…
This is just for a small change.
This is an approach and departure from Harbin, China, on the beginning of the winter.
Harbin from Vinicius Valle on Vimeo.
One hot-shoe flash (SB-900) and an umbrella. Very simple.
I was willing to have a strong contrast, so there is no fill.
Monday, public holiday in Hong Kong. Alone, family already back in Brazil.
My wife has asked me to buy some traditional Chinese lanterns to bring back to Brazil.
As it is public holiday there are lots of Philippines maids on the streets. This is like that every Sunday but I have never went downtown to shoot it. But for me this is quite interesting, they are the invisibles of the city, without whom half of it would came to a halt.
Some of them on my way to the lanterns.
I went one more time to Hanoi. But as we arrived there quite late my next morning was more like next afternoon. Apart from that as the departure day approaches thing are getting more and more busy. Hey, it wasn’t vacations in Hong Kong, but 4 years living there (3 in HK and one in Mainland) and moving everything back is quite complicate…
But anyway there was Hanoi. I went to check places where I was willing to go, like to Ho Chi Min Mausoleum or the War Museum, but I was on the wrong day. Everything was already closed. B plan: to look for a wet market.
I catch the camera (by the way I am trying the D7000) with one lens and went out. On the breast pocket of my vest I put a Canon S95 that I always carry around.
The day was very, very hot (almost on the 40ties C), high humidity, bright sun and no wind. Half of the way I used the S95 once, when somebody I shoot offer to take a picture of me. I handed over the S95, got the picture takes, check it on the LCD and put it back on the pocket. And let’s walk!
Siesta time!
On the way back I decided to change the way a bit since I haven’t find the wet market. And then I get lost, and getting lost I get to the wet market! But again I was late, it was already finishing.
Wet Market
Yummi!
When I got out of the market I find myself again (I was on the wright way, just a different one, or not “so” wright), I was on the border of the lake behind the hotel. But all the heat was taking it’s toll, and I was beginning to feel bad. At this point I decided to check if the pocket where I put the S95 was dry or wet and… surprise!!!! no S95 anymore!!! I have been pick pocketed!!! As when I do this kind of walking I usually don’t carry wallet or any other valuables the only one possible to take was the S95, and there it went.
Last time I saw my camera!
Finally got back to the hotel. The only thing that was still dry were the socks, as per the rest all my clothes had to stay drying in front of the AC so I can pack everything next morning! I got close to a heat stroke! And I was robbed!
So just one thing left: enjoy some of the pictures.
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Sorry, I am late. This space have been quiet for a long time.
Since moving back from HK life have been quite busy in Brazil. So for now I am going to post some post that were made during my trip back home. But I promise I’ll try to keep up very soon.
Cheers
